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Learn Esperanto

Learn the planned language built to be regular, from first word to fluent chat.

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Esperanto is a constructed language published by L. L. Zamenhof in 1887 to give people a shared, neutral second language. It is designed to be regular. Every letter has one sound, stress always falls on the second-to-last syllable, and there are no irregular verbs. Word endings show the part of speech: -o for nouns, -a for adjectives, -e for adverbs and -i for verbs in the infinitive. Plural adds -j, and the accusative -n marks the object, which allows flexible word order. Affixes like mal- (opposite) build huge vocabulary from few roots. Learnr builds a personalized Esperanto course from a single prompt and teaches it in short lessons.

How to learn Esperanto, step by step

Learn the alphabet and its accented letters. Esperanto has 28 letters, including ĉ, ĝ, ĥ, ĵ, ŝ and ŭ, and no q, w, x or y. C sounds like ts and j like the y in yes. Every word is stressed on the second-to-last syllable.
Learn the part-of-speech endings. Nouns end in -o (hundo, dog), adjectives in -a (granda, big), adverbs in -e (rapide, quickly) and infinitives in -i (kuri, to run). Add -j for plurals: grandaj hundoj.
Learn the verb endings once. Verbs use -as (present), -is (past), -os (future), -us (conditional) and -u (command), with the same form for every person: mi lernas, vi lernis, ili lernos. There are no exceptions to learn.
Master the accusative -n. Add -n to direct objects: Mi vidas la hundon. Because the ending marks the object, word order can change without changing meaning. The accusative also shows direction, as in mi iras hejmen.
Build words with affixes. Learn common affixes like mal- (opposite: bona, malbona), -ej- (place: lernejo, school) and -ist- (profession: dentisto). With them, a small set of roots becomes a large vocabulary.
Use Esperanto with real people. Esperanto has an active international community of speakers who meet online and at events. Short daily Learnr lessons build the basics, then join online groups or meetups to practice conversation.

What you'll learn

Read and pronounce Esperanto, including ĉ, ĝ, ĥ, ĵ, ŝ and ŭ
Use word endings to build nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs
Conjugate verbs in every tense with the six verb endings
Use the accusative to mark objects and direction
Build new words with prefixes and suffixes

What's inside your Esperanto course

A sample path Learnr builds for Esperanto. Your real course adapts to your goal and level.

1. The alphabet, sounds and stress
2. Nouns, adjectives and plurals
3. Verbs and tenses
4. The accusative and word order
5. Prefixes, suffixes and word building
6. Conversation and the Esperanto community

How long does it take to learn Esperanto?

Because Esperanto is regular, many learners grasp the full grammar in a few weeks and read simple texts within a couple of months of daily practice. Comfortable conversation depends on how much you practice with other speakers, often within 6 to 12 months.

What you need before you start

Esperanto vocabulary comes mostly from European languages, so any Spanish, French, Italian or German helps, but no prior language is needed.

Common mistakes to avoid

Forgetting the accusative -n on objects, the most common error, which can make sentences confusing.
Pronouncing c and j as in English instead of ts and y, which makes words hard to recognize.
Learning only from books without using Esperanto with other speakers, missing natural expressions and community.

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Does anyone actually speak Esperanto?

Yes. Esperanto has an international community of speakers who use it online, in literature, at gatherings and when traveling. It is not the national language of any country, so learners connect mainly through communities.

Can learning Esperanto help with other languages?

Many learners find that Esperanto clarifies grammar concepts like word endings and the accusative, which can make later languages feel more familiar. Its vocabulary also overlaps with Romance and Germanic languages.